Sam Stone — John Prine
Chords and lyrics for Sam Stone by John Prine (key of E).
Intro
[E] [C#m]
Verse 1
sam [Emaj7][E]stone
came home
to his wife [A]and family
after [Bm]serving in the conflict overseas
Verse 1 (cont.)
and the time that he served
had shattered [A]all his nerves
and [Bm]left a little shrapnel [F#/A#]in his name
Verse 1 (cont.)
[A][E]but the morphine [A]eased the pain
and the grass grew around his brain
and gave him [F#/A#]all the confidence he lacked
[B]with a purple [F#/A#]heart and a monkey on his back
Chorus
[Bmaj7/A#][B]there's [Amaj7][Emaj7]a hole [E]in daddy's [B5][E]arm
where all the money [F#m]goes
jesus [A]christ died for nothing
i [Esus4][Bm]suppose
Verse 2
little pictures [E]have big ears
don't stop [C#m]to count the years
sweet [F#/A#]songs never last too long
broken [Bm]radios
Verse 3
[E]
sam stone's welcome home
didn't last too [A]long
he [Esus4][Bm]went to work when he'd spent his last dime
Verse 3 (cont.)
[E]and sammy took to stealing
when he got that [A]empty feeling
for a hundred [Bm]dollar habit
without [Am]overtime
Verse 3 (cont.)
[Bm][Am][E]and the gold [A]rode through his veins
like a thousand railroad trains
knees [F#/A#]disminded in the hours that he chose
[B]while the kids [F#/A#]ran around wearing other people's [Amaj7][F#/A#]clothes
Chorus
[B][Dmaj7]there's [D#m/A#]a hole [E]in daddy's arm
where all the money [F#m]goes
jesus [A]christ died for nothing
i [Bm]suppose
Verse 4
little pictures [E]have big ears
don't stop [C#m]to count the years
sweet [F#/A#]songs never last too long
broken [Bm]radios
Verse 5
[Dmaj7] [Emaj7] [E]
sam [Dmaj7][Emaj7]stone [E]was alone
when he popped [A]his last balloon
climbing [Esus4][Bm]walls while sitting in [Dmaj7]a chair
Verse 5 (cont.)
[E]well he played his last request
while room [A]smelled just like death
with [Esus4]an overdose [Bm/F#]of [Am]rent in [Bm]the air
Verse 5 (cont.)
[A][E]but life [A]had lost its fun
there was nothing to be done
but traitors house [F#/A#]that he bought on the gi bill
[B]far flag [F#/A#]draped casket on a local heroes hill
Chorus
[A#m][B][Dmaj7]there's [Emaj7]a hole [E]in daddy's arm
where all the money [F#m]goes
jesus [A]christ died for nothing
i [Esus4][Bm]suppose
Verse 6
little pictures [E]have big ears
don't stop [C#m]to count the years
sweet [F#/A#]songs never last too long
broken [Bm]radios
Outro
[Dmaj7] [Emaj7] [E]